Have any of you out there tried these?
Your thoughts please?
Thank you!
Your thoughts please?
Thank you!
Jacoby Kielwood shafts
- Thread starter Bob Farr
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I have the Jacoby KW shaft in 12mm that I use on my Schon. Fit and finish was excellent. It came with an Everest tip which is what I use on all my Schon shafts. The color of the shaft is pretty solid, not "patchy?" like some kielwood shafts are. The hit is hard to explain. It's still a wood hit but the lighter weight and more dense characteristic of the torrefied wood shaft lessens the deflection of the cue ball, though not as much as a CF shaft. I don't play with a glove and I like the "slickness" of the kielwood. Kielwood shafts, Jacoby included, are easy to clean and really don't attract that much dirt to begin with.
I am thinking about getting a Kielwood, or torrified wood, cue shaft. I prefer the appearance of the Jacoby version.
The Tsunami Kielwood 2.0 allows specifying shaft size or taper & the shaft includes a brass receiver for added strength.
The option of a ordering a paper micarta vault plate changes the acoustics of the hit and it sounded great in the video.
I’ve tried several carbon fiber shafts and didn’t care for them that much. I’m willing to try a Kielwood shaft and now the
question is which one. I don’t think I’ll get the Jacoby just for the fact there are only 2 shaft sizes: 11.75 & 12.75mm. I
play with 12.75 & 13mm wood shafts so I’d to try a 12.5mm shaft & Jacoby is out. So what are the other likely choices?
The Tsunami Kielwood 2.0 allows specifying shaft size or taper & the shaft includes a brass receiver for added strength.
The option of a ordering a paper micarta vault plate changes the acoustics of the hit and it sounded great in the video.
I’ve tried several carbon fiber shafts and didn’t care for them that much. I’m willing to try a Kielwood shaft and now the
question is which one. I don’t think I’ll get the Jacoby just for the fact there are only 2 shaft sizes: 11.75 & 12.75mm. I
play with 12.75 & 13mm wood shafts so I’d to try a 12.5mm shaft & Jacoby is out. So what are the other likely choices?
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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Diviney Kielwood are great. He usually has some on hand, you can get ahold of him with the number from his website or facebook. I had a Hsunami and it was a fine shaft but it felt whippy to me. The Diviney one feels more stiff/less whippy and is still low deflection.
The Hsunami reminded me of a Meucci and for me that's not a good thing. It's all preference so other people may love it. Both shafts were 12.5mm.
EDIT: The Hsunami was the original, no idea what 2.0 entails.
